]]>Sylvia Kristel may have been too old for most of our readers (and myself, actually) to know, but to a entire earlier generation of young, weirdo perverts, she was the titular star of Emmanuelle, a French erotic film that served as a constant on premium movie channels in the 80’s and inspired a slew of sequels and spinoffs to this day.

In fact, the film got so much attention that it’s now among the highest-grossing French films of all-time, and even played in one theater in Paris for 11 years straight.

Sylvia Kristel died yesterday at the age of 60 after a long battle with cancer. Her groundbreaking performance has captured the hearts of an entire generation of males that existed before broadband speed porn on demand.